Theaterstücke in London

On a street in New Orleans, in the blistering summer heat, a sister spirals.

When Blanche unexpectedly visits her estranged sister Stella, she brings with her a past that will threaten their future. As Stella’s husband Stanley stalks closer to the truth, Blanche’s fragile world begins to fracture. Reality and illusion collide and a violent conflict changes their lives forever.

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut as Nina in Anya Reiss’ unique 21st century modernisation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, with direction by Jamie Lloyd. Starring alongside Clarke will be Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines), Daniel Monks (The Normal Heart), Sophie Wu (Fresh Meat) and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones).

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s new Artistic Director Eline Arbo returns to direct her five-star, sold out “masterpiece” (The Guardian) adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Years. Having run to critical acclaim at the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and at the Almeida Theatre from August - September 2024, it will now transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre from 24 January – 19 April 2025.

A brand new play from the pen of Mike Bartlett (King Charles III, Cock, The 47th) premiering at the Garrick Theatre in February. Once again, Bartlett is taking on some interesting subject matter, with the play exploring the theme of polyamory.

Award-winning directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin (Stranger Things: The First Shadow) reunite with writers Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson following their acclaimed collaboration on The Jungle. With a stellar ensemble cast including Stephen Kunken (Billions and The Handmaid’s Tale), this pulse-pounding political drama had its unmissable world premiere in the Swan Theatre this summer.

Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and loved by his friends. And a disastrous King – dishonest, capricious and politically incompetent.

Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to deal with a ruler who has a rock solid right to rule but is set on wrecking the country he leads.

Ewan McGregor returns to the London stage for the first time in 17 years to star in My Master Builder, a new play by American playwright and screenwriter Lila Raicek. Directed by Michael Grandage, the production opens on 29 April 2025 at Wyndham’s Theatre.

Nach einer gefeierten, ausverkauften Saison in Edinburgh kehrt der Olivier-Award-Gewinner Jack Lowden („Slow Horses“, „Dunkirk “) in seine Rolle als Luka zurück. Im West End wird er von dem Emmy-, BAFTA- und SAG-Award-Gewinner Martin Freeman („The Responder“, „Sherlock“ ) als James unterstützt.

A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of scandal. And one chance to make amends…

Ein abtrünniger britischer Agent stiehlt Pläne für eine streng geheime neue Waffe. Spione der CIA und des KGB versammeln sich im Londoner Piccadilly Hotel, um den britischen Maulwurf aufzuspüren und die Akte zu erbeuten. Als ein junges britisches Paar und ein älterer Schauspieler, die für die Titelrolle im ersten James-Bond-Film vorsprechen, im Hotel einchecken, erreicht der Einsatz in dieser urkomischen Komödie aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges den Siedepunkt.

Mutter und Tochter Imelda Staunton und Bessie Carter werden zum ersten Mal gemeinsam als Mrs. Kitty Warren und Vivie Warren in einer Neuinszenierung von George Bernard Shaws „Mrs. Warren's Profession“ auf der Bühne stehen.

Die musikalische Bühnenadaption des beliebten Disney-Klassikers Der Glöckner von Notre Dame kommt nach London.

A joyful tale of star-crossed aliens Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – also seen in the BBC TV animation on Christmas Day.

Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording a new album finds itself suddenly on the cusp of superstardom. The ensuing pressures could spark their breakup — or their breakthrough.

From the team behind Prima Facie, Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) leads the cast as an eminent High Court Judge forced to reckon her professional life and role as wife, mother, friend and feminist in Suzie Miller’s new play, directed by Justin Martin.